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| Selected Characteristics1 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | 2005 ACS MOE3 |
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| Includes GQ Pop | Does not include GQ Pop | |||
| Total Persons | 160,728 | 173,618 | x | x |
| Total Persons in Household | 148,727 | 159,970 | 160,264 | x |
| Total Workers, Place of Residence | 66,699 | 67,169 | 68,001 | 4,510 |
| Total Workers, Place of Work | 116,126 | 110,645 | 105,145 | 5,859 |
| Employment-Residence Ratio | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 0.16 |
W2. MODE TO WORK1 |
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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 ACS | Sig. Diff. in Number 2000-2005 |
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| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | MOE | Number | Percent | MOE | ||
| Total Workers | 116,126 | 100.0 | 110,645 | 100.0 | 958 | 105,145 | 100.0 | 5,859 | No |
| Drove alone | 83,292 | 71.7 | 84,285 | 76.2 | 996 | 82,172 | 78.2 | 4,683 | No |
| 2-person carpool | 12,688 | 10.9 | 9,390 | 8.5 | 451 | 8,654 | 8.2 | 1,827 | No |
| 3-person carpool | 1,590 | 1.4 | 1,270 | 1.1 | 170 | 1,449 | 1.4 | 724 | No |
| 4-or-more-person carpool | 541 | 0.5 | 675 | 0.6 | 124 | 954 | 0.9 | 544 | No |
| Public Transportation | 7,308 | 6.3 | 5,605 | 5.1 | 352 | 4,966 | 4.7 | 1,108 | No |
| Walked | 8,139 | 7.0 | 6,550 | 5.9 | 380 | 3,520 | 3.3 | 1,347 | Yes |
| Taxicab, motorcycle, bike or other | 1,218 | 1.0 | 1,215 | 1.1 | 166 | 1,035 | 1.0 | 572 | No |
| Worked at home | 1,350 | 1.2 | 1,655 | 1.5 | 194 | 2,395 | 2.3 | 705 | Yes |
W3. TRAVEL TIME TO WORK (Universe = Workers who did not work at home)1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 114,776 | 100.0 | 108,990 | 100.0 | 963 | 102,750 | 100.0 | 5,838 | Yes |
| Less than 10 minutes | 16,996 | 14.8 | 12,935 | 11.9 | 523 | 10,898 | 10.6 | 1,840 | Yes |
| 10 to 14 | 20,663 | 18.0 | 19,020 | 17.5 | 622 | 14,883 | 14.5 | 2,216 | Yes |
| 15 to 19 | 24,900 | 21.7 | 20,710 | 19.0 | 646 | 19,501 | 19.0 | 2,472 | No |
| 20 to 24 | 20,681 | 18.0 | 19,845 | 18.2 | 634 | 19,134 | 18.6 | 2,397 | No |
| 25 to 29 | 7,428 | 6.5 | 7,615 | 7.0 | 408 | 6,876 | 6.7 | 1,396 | No |
| 30 to 34 | 12,697 | 11.1 | 12,990 | 11.9 | 524 | 13,361 | 13.0 | 1,658 | No |
| 35 to 44 | 4,770 | 4.2 | 6,165 | 5.7 | 369 | 7,389 | 7.2 | 1,602 | No |
| 45 to 59 | 3,834 | 3.3 | 5,390 | 4.9 | 346 | 6,732 | 6.6 | 1,377 | No |
| 60 or more | 2,807 | 2.4 | 4,330 | 4.0 | 311 | 3,976 | 3.9 | 753 | No |
| Mean travel time (minutes) | 19.2 | (X) | 22.2 | (X) | NA | 22.7 | (X) | NA | NA |
W4. ARRIVAL TIME AT Work1 |
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| Workers (Did not work at home) | 114,776 | 100.0 | 108,990 | 100.0 | 963 | 102,750 | 100.0 | 5,838 | Yes |
| 5:00 - 5:59 a.m. | 2,483 | 2.2 | 3,575 | 3.3 | 283 | 3,716 | 3.6 | 1,068 | No |
| 6:00 - 6:29 a.m. | 4,680 | 4.1 | 4,685 | 4.3 | 323 | 5,004 | 4.9 | 1,320 | No |
| 6:30 - 6:59 a.m. | 11,506 | 10.0 | 11,050 | 10.1 | 486 | 11,069 | 10.8 | 1,705 | No |
| 7:00 - 7:29 a.m. | 13,735 | 12.0 | 11,940 | 11.0 | 504 | 10,949 | 10.7 | 1,663 | No |
| 7:30 - 7:59 a.m. | 20,465 | 17.8 | 18,550 | 17.0 | 616 | 17,505 | 17.0 | 2,358 | No |
| 8:00 - 8:29 a.m. | 23,003 | 20.0 | 18,505 | 17.0 | 615 | 16,279 | 15.8 | 1,930 | Yes |
| 8:30 - 8:59 a.m. | 11,246 | 9.8 | 8,570 | 7.9 | 432 | 11,109 | 10.8 | 1,712 | Yes |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m. | 26,454 | 23.0 | 28,340 | 26.0 | 736 | 25,499 | 24.8 | 3,098 | No |
| 12:00 a.m. - 4:59 a.m. | 1,204 | 1.0 | 1,645 | 1.5 | 193 | 1,620 | 1.6 | 717 | No |
Notes:
1. Please read notes.cfm
2. Total Employed includes Civilian Employed and those working in the Armed Forces.
3. MOE: Margin of Error. Please see notes.cfm. MOE could not be calculated for Total Employed.
4. x: Cannot be calculated. NA: Not calculated.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 STF1, 1990 STF3, 1990 CTPP, 2000 CTPP, 2000 SF1, 2000 SF3, and 2005 ACS.
